Witness, eternal God! Oh, witness that, from this hour, I will do what one man can to drive out this curse of slavery from my land!
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEWitness, eternal God! Oh, witness that, from this hour, I will do what one man can to drive out this curse of slavery from my land!
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEDogs can bear more cold than human beings, but they do not like cold any better than we do; and when a dog has his choice, he will very gladly stretch himself on a rug before the fire for his afternoon nap.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEThe Negro is an exotic of the most gorgeous and superb countries of the world, and he has deep in his heart a passion for all that is splendid, rich and fanciful.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEthere is no independence and pertinacity of opinion like that of these seemingly soft, quiet creatures, whom it is so easy to silence, and so difficult to convince.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEThere is more done with pens than with swords.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEHalf the misery in the world comes of want of courage to speak and to hear the truth plainly and in a spirit of love.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEWe should remember in our dealings with animals that they are a sacred trust to us from our Heavenly Father. They are dumb and cannot speak for themselves.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEIn the gates of eternity the black hand and the white hand hold each other with equal clasp.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEBy what strange law of mind is it that an idea long overlooked, and trodden under foot as a useless stone, suddenly sparkles out in new light, as a discovered diamond?
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEO, what an untold world there is in one human heart!
HARRIET BEECHER STOWETo do common things perfectly is far better worth our endeavor than to do uncommon things respectably.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEIt is generally understood that men don’t aspire after the absolute right, but only to do about as well as the rest of the world.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEThe person who decides what shall be the food and drink of a family, and the modes of its preparation, is the one who decides, to a greater or less extent, what shall be the health of that family.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEIf you destroy delicacy and a sense of shame in a young girl, you deprave her very fast.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEAll men are free and equal in the grave, if it comes to that.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEI never thought my book would turn so many people against slavery.
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